This year's Samsung Galaxy S24 series comes with an Exynos 2400 chipset if you live outside the US. In 2025, Samsung will launch the Galaxy S25 where they will most likely equip it with a newer chipset, the Exynos 2500. If you're wondering how the chipset will perform, then you're in luck.

User @OreXda has posted on X the leaked specs of the upcoming chipset. We don't know for sure if these specs are accurate, but assuming they are, it won't be too big of a difference over the Exynos 2400.

Samsung will be maintaining the deca-core design. The cores used will undergo changes, upgrading the main core from X4 to X5 with the potential of slightly faster clock speeds of 3.3GHz. The other cores include three Cortex-A730 cores clocked at 2.5GHz, two Cortex-A730 cores, and four Cortex-A520 cores.

For context, the Exynos 2400 features a Cortex-X4 core, Cortex-A720 cores, and Cortex-A520 cores. This means that the Samsung Exynos 2500 will be keeping the A520 cores. One other potential difference is that the Exynos 2500 will be built on the 3nm process.

A rumor from 2023 hinted that Samsung is working on a new wearable in the form of a smart ring. Those rumors turned out to be right because during the Galaxy Unpacked event, Samsung confirmed it.

At the event, Samsung officially announced the Samsung Galaxy S24 series, but towards the end of the show, Samsung briefly showcased the upcoming smart ring. Samsung did not provide any details so it is still unclear what we can expect from it. At the very least it has been confirmed, so now it's just a matter of when.

Don't hold your breath, though. We did hear that it is still in development and certification for the ring's alleged medical/health features could delay it further. An earlier report indicated that it could either launch in the third quarter of 2024 or maybe 2025. We're not sure how we feel about smart rings, but it looks like it will be a good alternative for those who'd rather not wear a smartwatch.

Smartwatches and fitness trackers dominate the market for health-related wearables. The most notable smart ring in the market right now is the Oura Ring, so it will be interesting to see how the Samsung smart ring will stack up against it.

Samsung has confirmed that the upcoming Galaxy S24 will feature a variety of new AI capabilities. According to new reports, based on a series of leaked marketing materials shared on X by Evan Blass, have revealed one of those potential features. This comes in the form of a "Circle to Search" function that sounds like it could be powered by Google.

The description of the feature Galaxy S24 AI feature says, "Search any image, video, or text on your screen. Circle, highlight, scribble, or tap to pinpoint what you're curious about, no screenshots necessary."

This feature might sound familiar to some of you because it could be a variation of Google Lens. In the leaked marketing materials, they are using the S Pen to circle these objects. It is unclear if this means that it could be exclusive to the Galaxy S24 Ultra.

Speaking of exclusive AI features, a recent report suggests that Samsung could be planning to eventually put some of their AI functions behind a paywall. Samsung hasn't confirmed anything yet. The Galaxy S24 will be announcement tomorrow, so we should have the details soon enough.

In the meantime, Samsung is running a reservation deal. This deal will get you $50 in Samsung credit if you reserve the Galaxy S24 that can be used towards the purchase of the phone.

Samsung has all but confirmed that the Galaxy S24 series will come with new AI experiences. If you were hoping that these features could trickle down to older Galaxy phones in a future update, you might want to temper those expectations.

According to their sources, they suggest that older Samsung phones may not receive all the AI features of the Galaxy S24. The vast majority of Samsung phones may not even get them. The publication has heard that Samsung is only planning to bring some features to the Galaxy S23 series and the Galaxy Z Fold and Flip 5 phones.

This does not completely rule out the possibility that other phones won't get it, but like we said, don't hold your breath. It is possible that there could be hardware-related limitations which is why older devices may not get these AI features. When the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset was announced, the company introduced new hardware features enabling improved AI processing.

However, the question remains about the Exynos 2400 rumored to power variants of the Galaxy S24 and how it compares to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. We will have the answers soon enough as Samsung has confirmed their next Galaxy Unpacked event will take place on the 17th of January.

We've all seen the movies where people in those movies use phones and tablets that are completely transparent. Samsung is bringing us one step closer to that reality because at CES 2024, the company has taken the wraps off their latest display innovation - completely transparent micro LED displays.

To be fair, this isn't Samsung's first rodeo when it comes to transparent displays. The company has come up with some transparent display concepts in the past, but this seems to be a step up in terms of brightness. It also sports a completely frameless design which is honestly quite insane when you think about it.

Samsung has used micro OLEDs for this display which in turn results in images looking nice and sharp. Samsung also claims that the use of micro LEDs means that they are less impacted by ambient light. This means that they have more real-world applications, like maybe using it as a smartphone display, a shop lot's window, outdoor advertising, and so on.

We're not sure when Samsung plans to commercialize these displays, so maybe don't hold your breath just yet, but it's still pretty exciting at the idea that we could one day be closer to seeing truly transparent smartphone displays.